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Spanish Sunshine Vintage Travel Through Spain 1925 by Eleanor Elsner The Century Company
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The Building of Bath frm The Building of Bath Museum History England
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Special Places In Search of Small Town America Berton Roueche SIGNED FIRST EDITION
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A beautiful look at Spain in the 1920s, vintage travel book, city by city, published in 1925, possibly First Edition
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from the Museum of the Building of Bath, a lovely illustrated book of history and architecture
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More than a collection of travel pieces through America, Berton Roueche's prose portraits evoke the heart and soul of the places he visits. Signed First Edition
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Vintage Indonesian Phrase book Indonesia 1952 Bahasa Post-Colonial Document
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Cinderella Island the story of Grand Island on the Niagara New York History Signed by author Rob Roy Macleod
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The Last Migration Persian Iranian Nomadic Tribes 1957 Vincent Cronin Fars Falqani 1957 HC
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Brought home by an ex-patriot worker in Indonesia during the 1950s, this booklet was issued by The Ministry of Information of the Republic of Indonesia to assist foreign English speaking workers to acclimate.
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There are 19 islands in the Niagara river between Lake Erie and Niagara Falls; one of them is famous - not Grand Island, the Cinderella of islands sharing the Niagara river. Published 1949 and signed by Rob Roy Macleod, history of this island in New York.
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Vintage travelogue with the nomadic peoples of Iran, the Fars. Circa 1950s. Possible first edition
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Mysticism in Java Ideology in Indonesia by Niels Mulder
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Afghanistan A Pictorial Journey by P.F. Mele 1970 - Pre Soviet Invasion
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The Village of Waiting Togo Africa Travelogue Vintage Departures George Packer
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In this book Niels Mulder analyzes the old Indonesian heritage and demonstrates its relationship with current efforts to create a national ideology and identity.
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Interesting to contrast to Afghanistan today post-Soviets and Americans. Included are photographs of Buddhist artifacts and images of Bamiyan
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Peace Corps workers tale of his time in Togo, of learning more than he came to teach
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A Beggar at Damascus Gate Yasmin Zahran Palestinian novel Palestine
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Iron Earth, Copper Sky by Yashar Kemal Turkish novel Turkey
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The Fuji Guest House Japanese Inn Silk Bound Souvenir Book
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out of print and hard to find
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originally published in 1963, tells the tale of Turkish village life
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94 photographic plates of the hotel and surrounding gardens and huts
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Cape Light Color Photographs by Joel Meyerowitz View Camera Images of the East Coast Cape Cod
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Landmark Historic Buildings of the United Kingdom
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Ernest Hemingway in Idaho
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40 color plates by photographer Joel Meyerowitz, using his dear old 8x10 Deardorff view camera, on Ektacolor 74 resin coated paper.
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Landmark Historic Buildings of the United Kingdo
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Visit the Idaho that Ernest Hemingway knew from fishing holes to favorite spots
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Roadside History of Yellowstone Park Mountain Press
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Bradt Guide to Ethiopia 2nd Edition
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The Rough Guide to Tunisia 4th edition
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History of Yellowstone Park
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Ancient palaces of the Axumite kingdom stand side by side with rock-sculptured churches. 354 pages
2nd edition 1998. soft cover 8 page insert of full color photos
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Informed feature articles on history and culture and crucial topics from wildlife to Islam
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Nature Walks in Northern Vermont and the Champlain Valley
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Japanese Inn Oliver Statler HCDJ 1st Ed
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Works of Rudyard Kipling Travel Writings India Pakistan Japan
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Discover the natural wonders of Vermont and New York's Champlain Valley
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A loving tribute of the culture of the Japanese Inn, illustrated
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India (and Pakistan), Singapore, Japan, Taipan, Hong Kong, and more
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Global Trekking Great Walks of the World
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Venetian Fetes Tourist Guide
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The Tattooed Map A Moroccan Mystery
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TEN intrepid travellers describe journeys in the world's six trekkable continents
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Vintage tourist brochure from Venice
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Somewhere in Northern Africa, a woman traveler awakens with a mysterious mark on her hand, a mark that soon grows into a tattoo.
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Moroccan Adventures Travel Morocco Culture
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Love and the French Nina Epton HCDJ
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The Egyptians by Michael Hayes HCDJ Illustrated
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Each of the 20 experiences and sites described inside is a perfect gem -- as you'll see for yourself in more than 140 luscious photographs...
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through the facts and fancies of love in the Middle Ages, in the Renaissance, in the classical age of the court of Louis XIV, in the sophisticated love of the 18th century, in the almost stylized love of the 19th century and
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A wealth of color photographs illustrates artwork, craft, artifacts, architecture, clothing, and jewelry, turning each beautifully jacketed book into a visually stunning, historically accurate keepsake
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GRANTA 57 India Golden Jubilee
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Isabel and the Sea Miller
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Malaria Dreams Sub Sahara Travel West Africa Book
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If you are unfamilary with Granta, it is a fabulous collection of images, fiction and non fiction, myth and lore, poetry and culture centered around a theme. The theme of this book is INDIA
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This is a true amateur's account, and as such, is very valuable to anyone who does not possess sailing knowledge but is contemplating a voyage.
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Beginning on a mad cap adventure as a favor to a friend, Steward arrives in the Central African Republic to pick up a car and drive it back to Europe.
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National Park Nikko Japan Guidebook
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Introducing Japan Photo Essay Donald Richie
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Conversational Portuguese in 7 days
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Beautiful guidebook from Japan, in English and Japanese, showing maps, history and photos of the Buddhist temples, gardens and Mausoleum in what has been designated as the National Park of Nikko
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Lovely photo essay on Japan and notes on Japanese culture
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90 pages of colorful, easy to access organized learning of this bountiful language.
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Mayan World Olmec Totonac Zapotec Mixtec Teotihucan Toltec and Aztec cultures Maya
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Hawaiian Landscape Photos Photography David Muench HC 1984 Hawaii
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Traditional Buildings of Britain An Introduction to Vernacular Architecture Brunskill
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Well written, illustrated with photographs of ruins and buildings and look at the cultures that left them behind
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In this beautiful book one of America's leading landscape photographers traces the flow of the island. Here is a gallery of images taken with love, to heighten our awareness of the beauty and the mystery that is natural Hawaii.
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a combination of guide, glossary and encyclopedia of vernacular architecture and as such obligatory reading for architectural enthusiasts
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Travels in West Africa Mary Kingsley
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Windmill Tales
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Picturing Arizona The Photographic Record of the 1930s
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Mary Kingsley tells of her travels to West Africa in 1893, at the age of thirty. Huge book!
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Brief reminiscences and stories told by visitors to the American Wind Power Center give the reader a sense of the central importance of windmills in the lives of early pioneers in the West.
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The more than one hundred images by well-known photographers such as Dorothea Lange and Laura Gilpin as well as by an array of less familiar photographers represent a variety of purposes and perspectives.
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Black Rock Nevada Desert Photography
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Freya Stark Baghdad Sketches English Traveler Iraq Arabist Turn of Century book
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This London Its Taverns, Haunts and Memories R Thuston Hopkins 1930s
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The Black Rock, a desert realm almost the size of Delaware but scarcely a hundred miles north of Reno, embraces mile-high vertical mountains and one of the earth’s flattest, most barren salt pans, boiling hot springs and freezing winter.
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Freya Stark (1893-1993) English traveler, fluent in Arabic sought adventure in her travels in Iraq and Iran (Persia) at the turn of the century. Fascinating female travelogue. Recommended!
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Recommended dive into London's past, a whimsical journey into history, the people and the past.
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Aunt Julia and the Script Writer Mario Vargas Llosa
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Australian Gourmet Traveler Magazine August 2003 Italian Issue
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(2) Lady Clare Hot Mats British Prints Trivets
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Reality emerges with fantasy as Mario Vargas Llosa juggles a madcap cast of characters and carouses through a world of forbidden passion, in a novel the New York Times book review named one of the 12 best of 1982
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Article on regional differences in Italian cuisines, Cooking with Treviso Radicchio, Restaurant reviews of fine dining in Australia and much more
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Approximately 7 x 9 inches in size. These mats are finished with hard wearing lacquer and heat resistant to 100°C (212°F). The edges of the mats are hand gilded.
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Mount St Helens Photographs Oregonian Book 1980
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New Mexico Scenic Drives by Laurence Parent
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The Emigrants Guide to North America 1841 Advice to Scots Moving to Canada MacDougall
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Produced by the Portland Oregonian in commemoration of the eruption of Mt St Helens, in photos and prose. Excellent rendition.
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New Mexico Scenic Drives covers thirty of the most scenic drives from White Sands National Monument, Carlsbad Caverns National Park and the Sangre de Cristo mountains to thousand year old Indian ruins and modern artist colonies such as Taos.
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A Scotsman's advice to fellow countrymen on immigrating to Canada in 1800. A how to survive guide, period piece.
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General Gordon by Richard Garrett
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British general Charles Gordon became a national hero for his exploits in China and his ill-fated defense of Khartoum against Sudanese rebels.
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